Tuesday, June 28, 2005
'You've got to find what you love,' Jobs says: "This is the text of the Commencement address by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, delivered on June 12, 2005.
"I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest I've ever gotten to a college graduation. Today I want to tell you three stories from my life. That's it. No big deal. Just three stories. ..."
Full
Story
Saturday, June 25, 2005
Jones posted the story that the Patriot-News published. Can Brennan be far behind?
Penn State Basketball Message Board for News, Nittany Lion Basketball Recruiting, PSU talk: PennStateHoops.com
Full
Story
Friday, June 24, 2005
Press Release - 2: "The Penn State Nittany Lion basketball team saw its incoming class grow to six with the signing of freshman Nikola Obradovic (Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro) to a national letter of intent. Obradovic is the fifth freshman in head coach Ed DeChellis' six-man recruiting class.
'We're very excited to have a player the quality of Nikola join our program,' DeChellis said. 'He is a talented player whose European experience will be a benefit to our team. His addition to the roster bolsters our backcourt and adds size to the perimeter. Nikola is a welcome addition to the Penn State basketball family and we're thrilled to welcome him to the team.'
Obradovic is 6-5, 195 pounds, with experience at both the point guard and shooting guard positions. As a junior league player in Belgrade, he helped guide his team to national championships and was voted league Most Valuable Player. Obradovic is a 2003 graduate of Belgrade's Sports High School.
Obradovic joins countryman Milos Bogetic (Podgorica, Serbia and Montenegro) as well as classmates Jamelle Cornley (Columbus, Ohio), Maxwell Dubois (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) and Joonas Suotamo (Espoo, Finland) as incoming freshmen. Junior college transfer David Jackson (Gaithersburg, Md.) rounds out the six man recruiting class.
With this year's large class and last season's five-man group, DeChellis and his staff have brought in 11 new faces during their first two full years of recruiting.
In other roster action, guard Marlon Smith (Bronx, N.Y.) has decided to leave Penn State and, having been given a release from his scholarship, will look to transfer to another institution.
'Marlon has decided to leave Penn State,' DeChellis said. 'He indicated that he felt like he needed a change and we will support him in his decision. Marlon has been through a great deal this past season and we wish him well with his basketball future.'
Smith played in Penn State's first 13 games last year as a sophomore before being sidelined medically. He averaged 11.8 ppg and 3.3 rpg last season and 13.4 ppg as a freshman."
Full
Story
Thursday, June 23, 2005
Hiring a coach skin-deep ... and more:
"When Danny Earl was award ed the No. 3 assistant coach position with Penn State men's basketball on Monday, it represented a major calculated risk for head coach Ed DeChellis. It also pointed up a debate that goes all the time in college hoops when a job comes open, especially at rural campuses like Penn State. ..."
Full
Story
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
AP Wire | 06/22/2005 | Injury shelves PSU assistant's playing days, not basketball:
"After three knee surgeries, Dan Earl decided last Christmas that his basketball-playing days were over. His coaching days, though, are just beginning.
"Earl, of Medford Lakes, N.J., is the newest assistant basketball coach at Penn State, the school he helped lead to an NCAA tournament appearance in 1996 as a vocal, heady point guard.
"He missed most of the next two seasons with injuries before finishing his last year of eligibility in 1999. Then, playing for a professional team in Germany last May, Earl hurt his an ankle and knee. He went through rehab before finally deciding over the holidays to end his playing career.
"'It got tiring doing it over and over again,' Earl said Wednesday in his new office, two days after he was hired. Wearing a crisp, new white Penn State polo shirt, he sat back in the chair of his new office, and added, 'I saw the light on in my head.'
"So Earl decided to pursue coaching, 'something I always I knew I wanted to get into in the back of my mind,' he said.
"It would seem to be an easy transition. Head coach Ed DeChellis, who hired Earl on Monday, said Earl assumed a leadership role on and off the floor during his Penn State days and he remains a fan favorite. DeChellis would know - he was an assistant coach on the 1996 squad. ... "
Full
Story
FightOnState.com: Q&A With Ed DeChellis:
"ED: Danny has qualities that no other candidate had. That was being a former player, being a Penn State graduate, having passion and energy for our program. He obviously had a great, great desire to help us in this process, and really wanted to be here. Those were qualities we couldn't teach another candidate. He's a bright kid, very articulate and sharp. We can teach him some things he needs to know in the recruiting game, but the other things you just can't teach, the intangibles.
"When we interviewed him, he said, 'There are two basic questions you don't know about me: I have no recruiting experience; and can a guy who just played professionally get into the work force and work hard and that kind of stuff?' When he was done talking about those things, he had us all convinced he could be a great recruiter. He actually attacked the interview. ..."
Full
Story
Danny Earl joins Penn State coaching staff:
"Ed DeChellis reached back to Penn State's last glory era of men's basketball to hire his latest assistant coach.
"Make that the only real glory era of the last half-century. Danny Earl led the only Penn State team to ever achieve an Associated Press top-10 ranking.
"The 1995-96 Nittany Lions, of which Earl was the floor leader and DeChellis the lead assistant, started 19-2 and reached the No. 9 national ranking in mid-February before flaming out.
"Earl was the centerpiece of a rebuilding process that reached its apex during his playing prime. ..."
Full
Story
Centre Daily Times | Earl rejoins Penn State as an assistant coach:
"If anyone can tell you the story of Penn State men's basketball -- at least the Big Ten era -- it's Dan Earl.
"He played with John Amaechi and with Joe Crispin, for an NCAA Tournament team and for a team that lost by 28 at Minnesota.
"Earl saw the highs, the lows and the miles in between during a Nittany Lion career that spanned six years. Now, the former point guard will see things from a coach's point of view. Tuesday, Penn State tabbed the 30-year-old Earl to fill its assistant coaching vacancy.
" 'It's incredible, to tell you the truth,' he said. ..."
Full
Story
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Parade All-America Teams, 1993:
"Danny Earl Shawnee Medford Lakes, NJ"
Full
Story
From Mark Brennan's
FightOnState.com: Happy Homecoming for Earl:
"...In short, he's been exposed to just about everything from an X's and O's standpoint, which will be important for a team that will rely heavily on young guards next season.
"Recruiting is another matter.
" 'That will definitely be a learning process at first,' Earl said. 'But you always have to learn. I think I can be good at it. I have a fair number of contacts. I might not know an AAU coach in Arizona, and you need that and have to build that. But being from the Philadelphia-South Jersey area is a huge part of this. And I played at Penn State, so people know me from these areas. I played in the Sonny Hill League [in Philadelphia] for 10 years and know all the coaches from down there. I know all the high school coaches in the area and AAU guys.
" 'I know it's going to be a learning process,' he added. 'But I'll be able to get it done.'
"Penn State has only one scholarship remaining, which eases the immediate recruiting load. Not that it will impact the enthusiasm with which Earl approaches his new job.
" 'I'm really excited,' he said. 'I can't even explain it.' " ...
Full
Story
Dan Earl, Penn State's only Parade All-American recruit and a man who ended his long career at Penn State near the top of the career scoring and assist charts, is coming back!
Another interesting stat is that
the teams he played on ranked third among all NCAA teams in average SAT scores, behind only Vanderbilt and Stanford.
This is a great day for Penn State basketball.
Here's the press release:
Dan Earl Returns to Nittany Lion Basketball Team as Assistant Coach:
"One of Penn State's most respected and admired basketball alumni has returned to the Nittany Lion fold. Former All-Big Ten guard Dan Earl has been named an assistant coach; joining Lion mentor Ed DeChellis' staff.
"'I'm excited to have Dan join our staff at Penn State,' DeChellis said. 'During his days as an All-Big Ten player, he was a coach on the floor and his understanding of the game was vast. Five years of professional playing experience has increased his knowledge of the game even more. He brings a great enthusiasm to the program and his reputation in the basketball community is outstanding. I am looking forward to the contributions Dan will make to Penn State.' ..."
Full
Story
Sunday, June 19, 2005
Centre Daily Times | 06/19/2005 | Foreign recruit arrives early to strengthen his game:
"The big man smiles wearily. It's the middle of the afternoon, and practice is still to come. His muscles cry out, still sore from the weight training he is still unaccustomed to. His body clock tells him it's bedtime soon.
"'I haven't practiced like this in my life,' Milos Bogetic says.
"A month ago, the newest Nittany Lion basketball player was playing ball in his native Serbia and Montenegro. He had never been anywhere in the United States, never mind Penn State's University Park campus, where he will soon complete his first semester.
"Most of his new teammates won't arrive until the end of the month, and he isn't permitted to work with Ed DeChellis or the other Penn State coaches. Until then, Bogetic is taking classes. Expanding his English. Learning to like American food.
"Basketball? That will come later.
"'Everything's so different,' Bogetic says, 'but I'm adjusting.' ..."
Full
Story
Friday, June 17, 2005
Guardian Unlimited | World Latest | Ex-College Hoopster Helping Africans:
"WASHINGTON (AP) - Stephan Bekale left his home in Gabon with a teenager's dreams of a U.S. college education and a career in the sport he loved, basketball.
"But his personal game plan changed when his parents, back home in their country on Africa's west coast, died a few years later, just months apart. AIDS had stolen them both.
"With grief as a coach, the 6-foot-9 forward went on the offensive to spare others a similar fate. Bekale (pronounced beh-CAH'-lay) set aside his dream of NBA stardom and created Hoops4Africa, to use the star power of American hoopsters to spread the message of AIDS prevention to Africa's youth.
"``You can touch kids through basketball,'' the 26-year-old Alexandria, Va., resident said in an interview. ..."
Full
Story
Pitt replacing Petersen Center roof already:
"The roof of the $119 million Petersen Events Center needs to be replaced less than three years after the building opened, University of Pittsburgh officials confirmed yesterday.
"A two-paragraph statement issued yesterday afternoon gave few details except to say work atop the 12,500-seat arena is needed 'to correct problems with leaks that have developed since the center was completed in 2002.' ..."
PREVIOUS STORY:
The money pit at Pitt: How the public was left in the dark about tens of millions of dollars in cost overruns at the University of Pittsburgh's Petersen Events Center, April 2004
Full
Story
Saturday, June 04, 2005
BlueWhiteIllustrated.com - Latest commitment has talented sibling:
"David Jackson, a 6-foot-7 forward from Kennedy Catholic High School in Hermitage, Pa., — not to be confused with the incoming JUCO player — is the half brother of McDonald's All-American Amir Johnson. Johnson, a 6-foot-9, 204-pound power forward from Los Angeles, Calif. committed to the Cardinals last June. He was ranked the 18th player in the country by Rivals.com and was named California's Mr. Basketball.
"Jackson is a couple of years younger and a few inches shorter, but Jackson's head coach Tim Loomis thinks he's just as talented if not better than Johnson.
"'I only saw the kid play twice, but actually to tell you the truth, I think David is more skilled than he is,' Loomis said. 'Johnson is a shot blocker and runs the floor well, where David we've taken him and instead of making him a center, we've made him a guard.'
"Jackson, who committed to Penn State yesterday, is only 16 years old. He's a year ahead academically and Loomis said that he would be a top 50 prospect in the country if he was going to be a junior instead of a senior.
"'He looks like a young colt that will eventually grow into a thoroughbred,' Loomis said. ..."
Full
Story
Centre Daily Times | 06/02/2005 | PSU men continue to build for future:
"David Jackson is Penn State's first oral commitment in the Class of 2007 -- which also will be the year David Jackson plays his last game for the Nittany Lions.
"Confused yet, Penn State basketball fans? Get used to it.
"A month after signing David Jackson, a 6-foot-3 junior college point guard from Panama City, Fla., to its Class of 2006, Penn State received an early commitment Wednesday from a 6-7, 190-pound swingman from Hermitage.
"His name? David Jackson.
"The latter Jackson, who chose Penn State over West Virginia, Michigan and Florida State, recently completed his junior season at Kennedy Catholic High School, where he averaged 18 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists and more than three blocks per game for coach Tim Loomis' team, the PIAA Class A runners-up last season.
"'You can play him anywhere,' Loomis said. 'He's got a well-rounded game right now. We basically use him on the perimeter, but we also put him in at the post. He plays all over the floor.' ..."
Full
Story
Thursday, June 02, 2005
DeChellis snares another Jackson:
"In a little over a year, a whistle-toting Ed DeChellis needs to come up with something more specific than 'Hey, David!' or 'Hey, Jackson!'
"That's because Penn State men's basketball just got a verbal commitment from David Jackson. Another David Jackson.
"This one is a versatile 6-7, 192-pound small forward from Farrell. He was the unquestioned star and Class A first-team all-state selection from 2005 PIAA runner-up Kennedy Catholic High.
"The other David Jackson is from suburban Washington, D.C., and was signed two months ago by DeChellis and staff out of Gulf Coast Community College in Panama City, Fla. He'll suit up for the Nittany Lions this fall. The latest Jackson should arrive for the 2006-07 season after his upcoming senior year at Kennedy. ..."
Full
Story
Wednesday, June 01, 2005
FightOnState.com: Hoop Team Lands First Commitment:
"The early-signing period for college basketball does not start until November. But Ed DeChellis and his staff have already secured their initial commitment. Blue-chip forward David Jackson, not to be confused with the juco guard of the same name who signed with PSU in the spring, announced for the Nittany Lions Wednesday.
"The confusion began when Penn State received a verbal commitment from a David Jackson in the spring.
"Many folks just assumed it was the David Jackson who starred at Kennedy-Catholic High in Hermitage, Pa., as a junior in 2004-05. The 6-foot-7, 190-pounder led his team to the PIAA A title game and scored 26 points to go along with seven rebounds in a losing effort. What's more, he was (and is) coached by Tim Loomis, a former Nittany Lion assistant. ..."
Full
Story
Hoop team gets a commitment - www.scout.com:
"David Jackson of Kennedy-Catholic in Hermitage, Pa., announced for Penn State today. He is no relation to the juco player of the same name who signed with PSU in the spring.
"This Jackson is a 6-7, 190-pound wing who averaged about 17 points per game as a junior.
"We're putting together a story on the commitment now, so stay tuned for more details."
Full
Story
